Medical stereoscopic observation device, medical stereoscopic observation method, and program

a medical stereoscopic and observation device technology, applied in the field of medical stereoscopic observation devices, medical stereoscopic observation methods, and programs, can solve the problems of difficult grasping of the relative distance between the affected area and the treatment tool, and difficulty in obtaining the sense of perspective, etc., and achieve the effect of favorable mod

US10561304B2Active Publication Date: 2020-02-18SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS
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2020-02-18

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Abstract

[Object] To present a three-dimensional image in a more favorable mode, regardless of differences in display conditions.[Solution] A medical stereoscopic observation device including: an acquisition section that acquires input image data; a parallax control section that controls, for each of a plurality of different display regions, a parallax value in accordance with display size of the display region; and an image generation section that generates, for each display region, a parallax image corresponding to each of a plurality of viewpoints for display in the display region, on a basis of the acquired input image data and the parallax value corresponding to the display region.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a medical stereoscopic observation device, a medical stereoscopic observation method, and a program.BACKGROUND ART

[0002] Recently, due to advancements in surgical techniques and surgical equipment, surgeries for performing various treatments (also called microsurgery) while observing an affected site with an observation device for medical use, such as a surgical microscope or an endoscope, are coming to be conducted frequently. Also, such observation devices for medical use are not limited to devices that enable optical observation of the affected area, and also include devices that display an image of the affected area captured by an imaging section (camera) or the like as an electronic image on a display such as a monitor.

[0003] In addition, when displaying, on a display, an image of an affected area captured by an imaging section of an observation device, the image often is displayed as a flat two-dimensional (2D) image. Howeve...

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[0037]Hereinafter, (a) preferred embodiment(s) of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the appended drawings. In this specification and the appended drawings, structural elements that have substantially the same function and structure are denoted with the same reference numerals, and repeated explanation of these structural elements is omitted.

[0038]Hereinafter, the description will proceed in the following order.[0039]1. Overview of medical stereoscopic observation device[0040]1.1. Applied example of medical stereoscopic observation device[0041]1.2. Exterior appearance of medical stereoscopic observation device[0042]1.3. Schematic functional configuration of medical stereoscopic observation system[0043]2. Investigation of medical stereoscopic observation device[0044]3. Functional configuration of image processing device[0045]4. Flow of processes by image processing device[0046]6. Modifications[0047]6.1. Modification 1: Example of control in associati...